Mateba Autorevolver
Country	Italy
Type	Automatic revolver
Inventor	Mateba Srl
Date of design	1997
Service duration	1997 - Present
Cartridge	.357 mag .44 mag .454 Casull
Action	Automatic Double-action
Rate of fire	?
Muzzle velocity	1800 ft/s .454 Casull
Effective range	200 ft (61 m)
Weight (Unloaded)	2.96 lb (1.35 kg)
Length	10.83 in (275 mm)
Barrel	6 in (152 mm)
Magazine capacity	6
Viewing sights	iron sights fixed 2 dot Night sight
Variants	3, 4, 5, and 8 in (76, 102, 127 and 203 mm) barrel 18 in (457 mm) rifle conversions
Number built	?

Developed by the Italian gun manufacturer Mateba Srl, the Mateba Autorevolver, sometimes referred to as the Mateba Model 6 Unica, is one of the few types of hybrid handguns called automatic revolvers. This revolver type, when fired, automatically recocks the hammer and rotates the cylinder for the wielder. The Mateba Autorevolver File links The following pages link to this file: Mateba Autorevolver ... The automatic revolver is a strange hybrid of revolver and automatic pistol that uses the energy of firing for cocking the hammer and revolving the cylinder. ... Rimmed, centerfire . ... In firearms terminology, an action is the system of operation that the firearm employs to seal the breech (in a breech-loading firearm), and to load consecutive rounds. ... The Rate of fire is the speed at which a specific firearm can operate. ... A guns muzzle velocity is the speed at which the projectile leaves the muzzle of the gun. ... The automatic revolver is a strange hybrid of revolver and automatic pistol that uses the energy of firing for cocking the hammer and revolving the cylinder. ...

The Mateba Autorevolver's barrel alignment is different from most other revolvers. The barrel is aligned with the bottom of the cylinder instead of the top. This brings the barrel closer to the grip of the handgun, reducing the upward recoil of the gun and increasing accuracy.

There is a modified Mateba Autorevolver called the Mateba Grifone, which is nothing more than a Mateba Autorevolver with an 18 inch barrel, forward stock, and rifle butt.

Note: Mateba Autorevolvers designed for using .357 Magnum rounds should not be loaded with .38 Special ammunition under normal circumstances because .38 Special rounds do not have enough power to operate the cylinder rotation mechanism. However, a weaker recoil spring designed specifically for .38 special loads can be purchased as a seperate accessory. Unlike most other handgun add-ons, installing a new recoil spring often requires a gunsmith, as the mechanism on the Mateba is quite complex.

In fiction

The character Togusa in the various incarnations of Ghost in the Shell carries two different Matebas. Both of Togusa's Matebas are fictional models (models M-2008, the longer version, and M-2006, according to the Stand Alone Complex Visual Book), and have given rise to the belief that reloading a Mateba is more difficult than a normal revolver because the cylinder swings out from the top, so the cylinder can't be emptied of spent rounds with the same hand that holds the gun. However, current production Mateba autorevolvers swing out from the bottom like most modern revolvers, albeit on a hinge that is offset from the vertical. However, only a slight modification in stance can correct this. In addition, the gun belonging to popular manga and anime character Vash the Stampede from the series Trigun (identified as an "Angel Arms .45 long revolver") is similar to the Mateba's lower aligned barrel, though Vash's gun is a conventional double action revolver, not an autorevolver, and in many other respects resembles a Webley Revolver, most notably the tip-action reload. Motoko Kusanagi from the manga Ghost in the Shell. ... A page from the Marmalade Boy manga, volume 1 (Japanese version) Manga (漫画) is the Japanese word for comics and/or cartoons (not necessarily animated, this includes print cartoons); outside of Japan, it usually refers specifically to Japanese comics. ... Anime (アニメ) is a style of animation originating in Japan. ... Trigun (トライガン) is a sci-fi manga series with a steampunk Wild West theme created by Yasuhiro Nightow in 1995, and adapted into a 26 episode anime series in 1998 by Madhouse. ... The Webley Revolver was a standard issue weapon for the British Army from 1887 until 1956. ...

.357 Magnum Autorevolver

.44 Magnum Autorevolver